GRADUATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Prevention and Intervention Programs for Juvenile …

Prevention and Intervention Programs for Juvenile Offenders VOL. 18 / NO. 2 / FALL 2008 187 Determining What Works Measuring the effects of delinquency- prevention programs is challenging because the behavior the programs attempt to change is often covert and the full benefits extend over long periods of time. In this section, I review

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Child Delinquency: Early Intervention and Prevention

1997 alone, juvenile courts handled more than 180,000 juvenile offenders younger than 13 years old. These child delinquents account for 1 in 3 juvenile arrests for arson, 1 in 5 juve-nile arrests for sex offenses, and 1 in 12 juvenile arrests for violent crime. Because youth referred to juvenile court before the age of 13 are far

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School Policies and Legal Issues Supporting Safe Schools

Violence thr ough Awar d No. 2005-JL-FX-0157 awar ded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent

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The Complete Anxiety Treatment and Homework Planner

The Juvenile Justice and Residential Care Treatment Planner ... Treatment programs, public agencies, clinics, and even group and ... and offenders, and more. Several of the Treatment Planner books now have companion Progress Notes Planners (e.g., Adult, Adolescent, Child, Addictions, Severe and Persistent Mental Illness, ...

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HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUVENILE COURT …

juvenile justice because it has its roots in English common law. The Chancery courts in 15th-century England were created to consider petitions of those in need of aid or intervention, generally women and children who were in need of assistance because of abandonment, 20 JUVENILE JUSTICE 01-Lawrence-45539.qxd 2/16/2008 12:39 PM Page 20

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Strategies to Address Gang Crime

10 | Strategies to Address Gang Crime: A Guidebook for Local Law Enforcement In 1994, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention established the National Youth Gang Center (NYGC) and in 1995, the NYGC conducted its first assessment survey of the national gang problem.1 Of 3,440 responding agencies, 2,007 reported youth gang problems.

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Effective Intervention for Serious Juvenile Offenders

Juvenile Offenders, cited by the authors as a resource, should guide efforts to provide eff ective intervention programs for serious juvenile offenders. John J. Wilson Acting Administrator April 2000 Can intervention programs reduce recidi-vism rates among serious delinquents? If so, what types of programs are most effective?

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Arizona Compilation of School Discipline Laws and Regulations

Introduction This compilation presents school discipline-related laws and regulations for U.S. states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia, and, where available, links to education agency websites or resources